Here at Purestrike Putters we are fanatical about the game of golf. We are constantly looking to improve our scores and increase the fun of the game. We believe the one aspect of the game where we can all improve is putting. Two years ago we began working on something that seemed to have been overlooked by golf club manufacturers for decades.
We queried why we are still using putters that were designed for the type of greens that don't exist today. Advances in the world of agronomy and mowing equipment mean we are now putting on a totally different surface to those of even ten years ago.
New mower technology means the greens can now be cut shorter than ever before. With longer greens the ball would settle into the grass and loft was needed get the ball up and onto the top of the grass in order to roll. Traditional putters have 2 - 4 degrees of loft on the face. Loft on the face of a golf club is designed to get the ball airborne not rolling. In the case of a putter with 4 degrees of loft, the ball will skid or hop for up to 8 inches before it begins to roll. When the ball eventually begins to roll, it is slowing down rather than accelerating towards the hole. With the demand for faster greens and the advancement of modern cutting machinery, the ball no longer rests into the grass, it sits on top of the putting surface and loft can be reduced.
At Purestrike Golf we believe the ball needs to roll not skid or hop. The Purestrike putter is designed to roll the ball as soon as it is struck. Because the ball rolls immediately off the face, the ball accelerates, the roll is positive and the putt more accurate.
“The quicker the ball begins to roll the more accurate the putt. Good putting is all about pace and with a putter that prevents skid or hop, distance and line are easier to control.” Mike Pomfret - Purestrike co-designer.
Independent tests carried out by Bio engineersprove the roll of the Purestrike putter. Using a 500 frames a second, high-speed camera and putting robot they compared the roll of some of today's premium putters with Purestrike. The results show the ball rolling as soon as it is struck. We believe 98% of golfers will improve their putting performance by using a Purestrike Putter.
Jon Gibbons and Mike Pomfret the designers of the club, claim the Purestrike Putter will not only reduce your handicap, it will literally change the face of putting.
Here's what other golfers are saying about Purestrike putters:
Jimmy Johnston 13 handicapper South Beds Golf Club - “I had 3 birdies in the first three holes and 6 single putts in 9 holes, I finished at 1 under par. This is the best putter I have ever had and I've tried most of them.”
Mark Sibley PGA Professional Effective Golf Practice Centre – Luton - “I took a Purestrike putter to a pro-am at Letchworth Golf Club and single putted the first 6 greens. I am convinced this putter will help golfers improve their game.”
Adam Phillips 7 Handicap The Bedford Golf & Country Club - “I took only 23 putts at the Bedford golf club to complete 18 holes using a Purestrike Putter. This is beyond doubt the most accurate putter I have ever used”
Oliver Chinnory Effective Golf Centre - Having won a Purestrike putter earlier this year, young Oliver Chinnory of Dunstable used it to win the Bedfordshire County under 12 Championship.
A RECORD PUTT
ABOVE THE ATLANTIC OCEAN , SEPTEMBER 1997
If a golfer putts a ball eight and a half miles in 23 seconds, where is the golfer playing?
This may sound like a question from a Golf Studies examination paper but it was one that people were asking in September 1997.
The answer was ‘on a Concorde flight from New York to Malaga '.
The United States Ryder Cup team were en route to Malaga , preparing to meet the Europeans at Valderrama, when they were challenged by the pilot to break the record for Concorde's longest putt. The previous best was 100 feet!
The coaching manual suggests that you putt as slowly as possible and give Concorde the maximum amount of time to travel at 1,330 miles an hour while the ball is rolling. On his second attempt, Brad Faxon rolled a 120 foot putt all the way along the centre aisle and into a porcelain tea-cup which was lying on it's side. His ball was travelling for 23 seconds. Therefore the ball must have travelled eight and a half miles (plus an extra 40 yards for the length of the putt).
You might wonder why the golfers needed some distraction.
After all Concorde was only in the air for 3 hours and 25 minutes.
Nobody knew whether the omens were good for Faxon. He lost two of his matches and the United States lost by 14½ to 13½. |